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Lycopene, a red non-provitamin A carotenoid, mainly presenting in tomato and tomato byproducts, has the highest antioxidant activity among carotenoids because of its high number of conjugated double bonds. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of lycopene supplementation in the diet on plasma lipid profile, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defense system in feedlot lamb. Twenty-eight Bamei male lambs (90 days old) were divided into four groups and fed a basal diet (LP0, 40:60 roughage: concentrate) or the basal diet supplemented with 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg lycopene. After 120 days of feeding, all lambs were slaughtered and sampled. Dietary lycopene supplementation significantly reduced the levels of plasma total cholesterol (p&lt;0.05, linearly), total triglycerides (TG, p&lt;0.05) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C, p&lt;0.05), as well as atherogenic index (p&lt;0.001), whereas no change was observed in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p&gt;0.05). The levels of TG (p&lt;0.001) and LDL-C (p&lt;0.001) were decreased with the feeding time extension, and both showed a linear trend (p&lt;0.01). Malondialdehyde level in plasma and liver decreased linearly with the increase of lycopene inclusion levels (p&lt;0.01). Dietary lycopene intake linearly increased the plasma antioxidant vitamin E level (p&lt;0.001), total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC, p&lt;0.05), and activities of catalase (CAT, p&lt;0.01), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px, p&lt;0.05) and superoxide dismutase (SOD, p&lt;0.05). The plasma T-AOC and activities of GSH-Px and SOD decreased with the extension of the feeding time. In liver, dietary lycopene inclusion showed similar antioxidant effects with respect to activities of CAT (p&lt;0.05, linearly) and SOD (p&lt;0.001, linearly). Therefore, it was concluded that lycopene supplementation improved the antioxidant status of the lamb and optimized the plasma lipid profile, the dosage of 200 mg lycopene/kg feed might be desirable for growing lambs to prevent environment stress and maintain normal physiological metabolism.

Effects of Dietary Lycopene Supplementation on Plasma Lipid Profile, Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidant Defense System in Feedlot Bamei Lamb